From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 22 21:54:32 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58B521065670 for ; Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:54:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from asmtpout029.mac.com (asmtpout029.mac.com [17.148.16.104]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41B468FC17 for ; Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:54:32 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Received: from cswiger1.apple.com ([17.209.4.71]) by asmtp029.mac.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-8.01 (built Dec 16 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPSA id <0L5Z005N5BICYF30@asmtp029.mac.com> for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org; Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:54:13 -0700 (PDT) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=6.0.2-1004200000 definitions=main-1007220115 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.0.10011,1.0.148,0.0.0000 definitions=2010-07-22_06:2010-07-22, 2010-07-22, 1970-01-01 signatures=0 From: Chuck Swiger In-reply-to: <486205.57316.qm@web111510.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:54:12 -0700 Message-id: <5DF4B3BC-130C-4D19-BC02-8CDA6B633864@mac.com> References: <486205.57316.qm@web111510.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> To: subbu 4u X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD and Broadband network connection X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:54:32 -0000 Hi, Subburaj-- On Jul 22, 2010, at 10:36 AM, subbu 4u wrote: > My name is Subburaj from India, I bought a broadband internet connection and > tried to connect with Freebsd system, I edited the /etc/ppp/ppp.conf with my > username, password and i.p address that my ISP gave me but its not going > through. I tried to troubleshoot with freebsd handbook and also with forums but > its not working but my internet connection is working with windows 7 systems. > The freeBSD were able to detect my ethernet card as vr0 and also my external > modem is working with freebsd but there is no connection when I ping. Kindly > help. It's quite possible that you've got PPPoE involved; in which case the FreeBSD docs have the answer: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/pppoe.html Otherwise, a few more details about your config and what it looks like when working under Win7 would be helpful... Regards, -- -Chuck